Afghanistan storm into super Eight; New Zealand took out

 Afghanistan storm into super Eight; New Zealand took out

Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen-ul-Haq set up the success by aiding group out PNG for 95

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Afghanistan 101 for 3 (Naib 49*, Kamea 1-16) beat Papua New Guinea 95 (Doriga 27, Farooqi 3-16, Naveen 2-4) by seven wickets

Afghanistan booked their place in Really Eight, consequently taking New Zealand out of men's T20 World Cup 2024, after a seven-wicket prevail upon PNG in Tarouba.

Their success was set up by new-ball spells from quick bowlers Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen-ul-Haq that saw PNG lose five wickets inside the powerplay. A sum of four run-outs didn't help PNG's objective either as they were excused for 95.

Afghanistan frolicked home with 29 balls in excess with Gulbadin Naib remaining unbeaten on 49. The outcome truly intended that interestingly beginning around 2014, New Zealand bowed out before the semi-last phase of a men's Reality Cup - ODI or T20.

With six places and a net run pace of 4.230, Afghanistan lead Gathering C.

Naib soaks a concise flash from PNG

An objective of 96 could never have stressed Afghanistan. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran had added century represents the initial wicket in every one of their initial two games. Gurbaz had struck fifties in those trips. Subsequently, the center request had the opportunity in the center. On Thursday, Afghanistan's most horrendously terrible feelings of trepidation almost materialized.

Semo Kamea, acquired for bad habit commander Charles Amini, nearly struck first ball when Ibrahim was precluded lbw. He utilized the DRS to his advantage yet lost his stumps three balls later while attempting to go after an inswinger from Kamea. In the following over, quick bowler Alei Neo pushed over Gurbaz, who additionally pursued to hurl one across the line. PNG might have placed much more strain on Afghanistan had wicketkeeper Kiplin Doriga clung to Naib's external edge in the fifth over.

PNG were passed on to lament those possibilities on a surface with dry grass, which, as Daren Ganga had said in his pitch report, added to variable bob. The evidence was in Azmatullah Omarzai's excusal when a length ball from Norman Vanua scarcely got up and bowled him.

However, Naib, in the organization of Mohammad Nabi, countered the circumstances to guarantee Afghanistan confronted no further hiccups.

Vala run-out triggers breakdown

PNG made practically the right beginning in the wake of being sent in. A twofold through fine leg, a solitary through point, a cut went for four - they were ticking along with no gamble. In any case, everything went south when skipper Assad Vala was run out in the second finished. Going for the third run, his bat was in the air at the non-striker's end when Gurbaz nailed an immediate hit at the bowler's end. Had Vala slid his bat, he would have been protected.

Farooqi then did what he specializes in: confound hitters with swing. He had Lega Siaka gotten behind by Gurbaz jumping full length to one side and afterward, on the following ball, Sese Bau additionally scratched one behind.

At the point when Naveen got Hiri to slash one onto his stumps on the primary bundle of the fourth finished, PNG had lost four wickets in nine balls. Batting first on a pre-owned surface that facilitated the West Indies-New Zealand conflict only 24 hours prior, that was giving over advantage on a platter.

Doriga leads small scale recuperation for PNG

At the point when Naveen crashed through Tony Ura for his 50th T20I wicket, PNG were diminished to 30 for 5. PNG expected to bat a couple of overs securely by then, and Chad Soper and Doriga did that for 24 balls while scoring 16 runs. Be that as it may, in the 10th over, both were at fault for ball-watching, which brought about Soper being run out.

Doriga then, at that point, utilized the trudge endlessly clear to pivot strike against Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad. Neo rebuffed the seamers when they bowled on his cushions. The pair was successful without being ambitious and added 38 off 34 balls.

When Doriga was finished in by a wrong'un from Noor to be caught lbw, PNG lost their last three wickets for only seven runs.